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In one of the most dominating performances ever witnessed at Swanton’s annual holiday tournament, the Delta Lady Panthers soundly defeated both teams it was matched up against to capture the 2024 Bob Fisher Holiday Classic Championship.

In the first game on Friday afternoon, Delta outscored the host team Swanton Lady Bulldogs 26-9 in the first quarter and finished the contest with a running clock in the 53-20 victory at the eponymous Robert L. Fisher Gymnasium.  Senior Kendall Sprow topped all scorers with 21 points for the Lady Panthers and Anna Lohman and Abby Todd added 11 points each.  Jessica Finfera and Carli Lagrange each had seven points for Swanton.

Delta Lady Panthers:  26-9-17-4 = 53   Kendall Sprow (21), Anna Lohman (11), Abby Todd (11), Addison Wyse (8), Natalie Friess (2)

Swanton Lady Bulldogs:  9-2-2-7 = 20    Jessica Finfera (7), Carli Lagrange (7), Lauren Bettinger (2), Evelyn Ventimiglia (2)

In the title match, held at the high school’s Kevin J. McQuade Gymnasium early Saturday evening, Delta blew out to a 30-9 halftime and coasted to a 55-35 win over the Lady Knights of Otsego.  Freshman Anna Lohman took scoring honors with 20 points while Abby Todd scored 15.  Todd, a junior guard, was also a terrorizing force on the defensive end of the court, causing numerous Otsego turnovers, pulling down rebounds and starting Panther fast breaks.  “It feels really good,” said Todd about winning the championship.  “Last year we weren’t so lucky but this year we came out on top and are now 8-0.”

It was clear early on in the game that the Lady Panthers were functioning well together and this would be a complete team victory.  The first 11 points scored by Delta came from every member of the starting five.  “We have a lot of girls that come in and work hard.  They are eager to learn and are very coachable,” said Panther Head Coach Kelsey Gillen.  “We have girls that can score but even when they are not scoring a lot that night, they are doing other things that we need to be successful.”

Delta Lady Panthers:  16-14-16-9 = 55   Anna Lohman (20), Abby Todd (15), Kendall Sprow (7), Addison Wyse (6), Keagyn Gillen (3), McKenzie Kruger (2), Aubree Perdew (2)

Otsego Lady Knights:  9-0-10-16 = 35    Corley Etchie (6), Jocelyn Cornell (6), Gracie Zslgory (6), Claire Lampe (3), Liv Williams (3), Ella Hartman (3), Samantha Lehr (2)

With the win, Delta remains undefeated with a record of 8-0.  The Lady Panthers begin NWOAL play next Friday, January 3rd, when they travel to the “Big House” to take on the Evergreen Lady Vikings (6-5).

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Photo: Delta Lady Panthers – 2024 Bob Fisher Holiday Classic Champions